title: Is platelet transfusion necessary in cirrhotic patients with splenomegaly?
authors.affiliation: Pathology Division of Transfusion and Hemostasis, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Sean G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Yates
authors.forename: Ravindra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sarode
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006487:Hemostasis / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D017713:Platelet Transfusion / Q000379:methods*; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*